Artist: Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy Collection: Chester “Pee Wee” Broussard, 1985
A cantankerous character with a heart of gold, this feisty friend of Marc’s is credited with several musical firsts in Cajun music, like playing a fiddle in standard tuning and playing an accordion in third position.
Read MoreAnn Savoy Collection: Ambrose Sam, 1990
Coming from the Mallet region, near Lawtell, Ambrose and his brother Hebert (father of the great child zydeco band The Sam Five) were primarily know as double row and triple row accordion players and played the style called Lala.
Read MoreAnn Savoy Collection: Adam Hebert, 1985 and 1986
I interviewed Adam twice, once at his house where I also took portraits of him and once at my house where I filmed him playing his wonderful music. The lyrics in Adam’s songs have more poetry in them than most and he always had excellent bands playing with him.
Read MoreArhoolie Records 45rpm Discography
Arhoolie Records 45rpm Discography by Tom Ball Arhoolie Records was founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz. Throughout the years of the vinyl disc, Arhoolie Records released...
Read MoreChris Strachwitz Photos
Chris Strachwitz Photos Chris Strachwitz, founder of both Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, has been documenting vernacular music since the 1950’s. An avid photographer, he...
Read MoreMoise Robin Interview – Cajun
“[My daddy] had an accordion and I would go to school and when I would come back from school instead of make my lesson. I was more interested in accordion … and I learned when I was nine years of age.”
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